Anonymous History of McHenry County, Illinois : together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens : also a condensed History of Illinois, embodying accounts of pre-historic races, aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history. Chicago: Inter-State Pub. Co., 1885, 991 pgs. Front matter Table of Contents Former occupants Indians Early discoveries Non-Indexed Pages #1 French occupation English rule Illinois War of 1812. the outbreak Illinois as a state Indian troubles Black Hawk War From 1834 to 1842 Prairie pirates Mormon War Mexican War The war for the union Governors of Illinois Chapter I. Introductory and descriptive Chapter II. The early settlers Chapter III. Civil history Chapter IV. Resources and industries.-- Official and political history Chapter V. McHenry County in the rebellion Chapter VI. McHenry County Bar Chapter VII. The medical profession Chapter VIII. The public schools.-- The press Chapter IX. The old settlers association Chapter X. The honored dead Chapter XI. Crimes and accidents Chapter XII. Farm drainage.-- How tile are made Chapter XIII. Alden Township Chapter XIV. Algonquin Township Chapter XV. Burton Township Chapter XIV. Chemung Township Chapter XVII. Coral Township Chapter XVIII. Dorr Township and City of Woodstock Chapter XIX. Dunham Township Chapter XX. Grafton Township Chapter XXI. Greenwood Township Chapter XXII. Hartland Township Chapter XXIII. Hebron Township Chapter XXIV. Marengo Township Chapter XXV. McHenry Township Chapter XXVI. Nunda Township Chapter XXVII. Richmond Township Chapter XXVIII. Riley Township Chapter XXIX. Seneca Township